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" Often times, I just do a job and tell my agents, 'I'm in lockdown now.' I won't talk to anybody about anything else in the meantime, and I think that's generally the way to go because I also like to have a gap in between jobs. "

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" Most of the time, I do what I'm offered, but after I worked for it. I think I try much harder for the things that scare me and inspire me. The things that scare and inspire you are things that are different from what you did before. "

Domhnall Gleeson

Think

Time

" Normally, in a film with lots of twists and turns, half of them don't make sense; they're just there for their own sakes. "

" I do feel a wave come over me when I hear those two words, 'Star' and 'Wars,' said together. I feel tense, shut up, and stare into the middle distance. "

" No one can give me advice on 'Star Wars' because nobody knows what I'm doing in 'Star Wars.' "

Domhnall Gleeson

Because

Nobody

" When I was younger, my father told me not to pigeonhole the way that I perceive myself. "

" I find looking forward scary because you might die. "

" As an actor, there's very little you can do if people don't want to see you. Just getting yourself into the room to audition is tough. "

" I did like 'Star Wars' when I was a kid. I saw the prequels first; I didn't see the full original films first all the way through. "

Domhnall Gleeson

See

Way

" There is something wonderful about turning up every day and knowing that not just the character but the whole movie kind of rests on your shoulders. And there's great satisfaction when you think it's going well and then real terror when you think it's not. "

" Two things are always happening in acting. On the one hand, it's a team sport. We're all pulling together. But on the other, you have to look after your own character. Guard their interests. "

" The idea of having dreams that don't come true is really terrifying. "

" I've gotten work based on how I look, and I've not gotten work based on how I look. It's all good. "

" Everyone talks about how we're on our phones all the time, but the fact remains that when I'm away on a film set for two months, I can Skype my family. I remember the phone calls my parents had to make when my dad was away for a while when I was younger - that once-a-week expensive phone call! The time pressure on talking to your father! "

" It's nice to sit down when you're not working. I try to do it as often as possible. "

" I'm a little bit drifty. I'm a little bit all over the place. "

" I'm a pessimist by nature, so it's always the worst things that come to mind first whenever you make a decision or have a decision to make. "

" In 'Cavalry,' I had one scene where I was playing a pretty awful character. "

" It was when I was on stage that I realized that acting could be such a brilliant job. "

" Portraying as human the people you hear about on the news doing bad things is dangerous. But it's also necessary and important. "

" I'd seen my dad on stage, and that was fine, but the real excitement was - that was my dad. Even now, when I see his films, he's always my favourite person in the movie. "

" I think everybody's got their insecurities and hang-ups. Everybody! Unless you're an idiot. "

" I like films that are gritty and hard-hitting and suspenseful. Thrillers, too. "

" Yeah, yeah, yeah, time travel's a nightmare. Don't go down that path. "

Domhnall Gleeson

Nightmare

Down

" It's hard to get people up and out to shows, but 'The Walworth Farce' has masses of energy and will attract a crowd who don't always come to the theatre, which is great. "

" I don't go to premieres I'm not involved in. "

Domhnall Gleeson

Involved

" I worked with the Coen brothers, which had been a dream of mine. "

" The worst thing as an actor is when you're not getting opportunities to try and show what you can do; the best thing is when you get material that really lets you express something and that you're excited about. "

" I'm pretty lowbrow. It's a failing. "

Domhnall Gleeson

Failing

Pretty

" Though rom-coms aren't necessarily my cup of tea, I was a huge fan of 'Notting Hill.' "

" I tend to play 'tortured' a lot, whether it's physically or emotionally. "